Who do you think had the most badass characters from g1? The Autobots or Decepticons?

I have to admit that I think the best characters personality wise and alt mode wise were the Decepticreeps.

I mean look at it. The Decepticons had such badass characters as Soundwave and his cassettes, Starscream and the other seekers, Megs, and Devastator.

Besides Prime and the Dinobots, what characters did the Autobots have that were just plain fun to watch (and read in the comics) because of their personality that truly set them apart.......and that had really badass alt modes.

So I'd have to say my vote goes to the Decepticons on this one.

Please weigh in on this one and let everyone know what you think!! Thanks for posting!!

I have to disagreed with you on this one...and not because I'm primarily an Autobot fan either.

The Autobots are at a tactical disadvantage on several fronts. The Cons can fight on air or ground - the Autobots almost exclusively are land-bound. Plus the Bots are hobbled by the fact that there are simply things they will not do, while the Cons theoretically have no restrictions on what they will allow in combat.

Generally, across the board in other things too, I prefer villains as they're more interesting to read, not constrained by the same standards of heroism that make heroes the good guys. Granted the cartoon Decepticons were only ever a group of Saturday morning cartoon villains, so there's not much there.

But in the comics, yeah, the comic Decepticons were a different story. Megatron hooking up to a Black Hole to take out the rogue computer A.U.N.T.I.E. in a brief alliance with the Autobots, then the second he realised they would win without this, planned to turn it on the Autobots. Straxus, constantly cheating death, cloning Megatron. A Shockwave who did more than simply sit on Cybertron taking orders and occasionally running off to hunt some Autobot allies half-heartedly.

Yep, the comic Decepticons were more interesting. Though I prefer some aspects of the comic as a whole, even though I also love the cartoon for being the original.

I think my taste is also changing.... I never cared that much for the decepticons. Now, I like a lot of them. There are a lot of classic characters on both sides, but I really like Starscream, Megatron/Galvatron, Shockwave, Soundwave, Sixshot and most of the gang.

Don't get me wrong, but I still love the Autobots. They rock hard. They are the ones that kids would learn lessons from. The more I watch the G1 cartoon the more I realize it has a severe lean to their story. Without ever timing this, I'd just say they take up about 66 percent of the screen time. I guess they wanted kids to love the good guys more no matter what. I'll always love characters like Optimus, Ultra Magnus, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Blaster, Jazz, Jetfire, ect....

I hope the new cartoon and the movie sequel bring out more classic characters that kids will like and their Transformer loving parents will identify with. I'd also like to see some new characters be created.

I also loved the characters of the Decepticon side. They just seemed to have more personality both in the cartoon and the comic. G1 really was and is an amazing brand and I am very glad we have it. Can't wait to see what classics we get coming out next year!

Yes, G1 Megs was sooo badass. He had all those badass plans like making a clone of Prime and then having him hold a race with the real Prime, or stealing the Empire State Building.

And Thundercracker and Skywarp were so badass, I don't even remember what they did in the cartoon at all!

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And did Nevermore answer the question, Nope!

The Starscream vs Megatron dynamic was strong but I think I actually prefer the Autobot characters as a whole. Really distinct, fun characters include Prime, Grimlock, Jazz, Blaster, Tracks, Hotrod, Arcee, Kup, even a bot like Grapple had an interesting backstory.

Something to keep in mind is that the Autobots almost always outnumbered the Decepticons. When I was a kid (yes I rooted for the Decepticons) I always used to get mad that it seemed the Autobots always outnumbered the Decepticons. I remember yelling things at the tv like "Go get Devastator or those other jets!" Never seemed to work.